The objective of the Pittville History Works project is to collect, analyse, and disseminate historical information relating to the Pittville estate in Cheltenham from its early years into the twentieth century.
At present the principal focus is on national census records 1841 – 1901 and street directories over the same period. These records are added to the project’s Pittville database.
We also publish articles relating to the development of the Pittville estate, brief lives of some of its inhabitants, analyses based on the database, and other factors of social and cultural aspects of Pittville life. Researchers are encouraged to read Dr Steven Blake’s booklet Pittville 1824-1860: a scene of gorgeous magnificence (Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum: 1988).
The project is run as part of the Friends of Pittville association. The project is run as part of the Friends of Pittville association.But the more people that are involved in it, the more information we will be able to make available. So please contact the project team if you would like to help, or if you discover an error in any of the transcriptions. But the more people that are involved in it, the more information we will be able to make available. So please contact the project team if you would like to help, or if you discover an error in any of the transcriptions.
At present the principal medium for the analysis and display of information is the project web site. It consists of several information pages and two search pages. The contents of the information pages are more or less self-explanatory:
Home – About – Lives – Houses – Places – Searches – Maps – Contact
Two types of Search (Popular Search and Advanced Search) are explained in more detail at the Advice on searching page.
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